railway news
May 2021
02 June 2021
Please note that the dates specified are the dates the detail was changed on this website and are not specifically when the event happened. The actual event stated in the detail section would have occurred between the date stated below and the previous site update date.
Operator
Number
Detail
Caledonian Sleeper
73969
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Craigentinny TMD
Colas Rail
70817
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Rugby (Colas) TMD
DB Cargo
60001
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
60001 / 60019
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Margam T.C.
DB Cargo
60010 / 60017
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66034 / 66079
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66059 / 66067
Both have now completed their exam/maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and have returned to service
DB Cargo
66078
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66097
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Hoo Junction Up Yard and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66102 / 66186
Both are currently undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
DB Cargo
66113
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66158
Completed it's period of maintenance work at Toton TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
66197
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
67006
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
67028
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
90037
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD and has returned to service
DB Cargo
92015
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Electric TMD
DB Cargo
92042
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Dollands Moor
Direct Rail Services
57307
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
66303
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66425
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD and has returned to service
Direct Rail Services
66428
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Carlisle Kingmoor TMD
Direct Rail Services
66433
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Crewe Gresty Bridge TMD
Direct Rail Services
88007
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Motherwell (DRS) TMD
East Coast Trains
803002
Build of this unit is now complete and it has commenced mainline testing on the ECML in preperation for entering service with East Coast Trains
Freightliner
47830
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
59002
Completed it's bout of maintenance work at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66505 / 66554
Both have completed their exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and have now returned to service
Freightliner
66510
Currently at Westbury TMD having suffered a failure
Freightliner
66532
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66543
Currently awaiting maintenance at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
66545
Completed it's maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
66550
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Ipswich L.I.P
Freightliner
66560
Has now transferred from Crewe Basford Hall to Southampton Maritime FLT to continue it's exam/maintenance work
Freightliner
66565
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Whatley Quarry and has returned to service
Freightliner
66566
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Ipswich L.I.P and has now returned to service
Freightliner
66568
Completed it's exam/maintenance at Merehead TMD and has returned to service
Freightliner
66605
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70004 / 70006
Both are currently awaiting maintenance at Southampton Maritime FLT
Freightliner
70008
Completed it's bout of maintenance at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70014
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road and has returned to service
Freightliner
70020
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Leeds Midland Road
Freightliner
90003
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall and has returned to service
Freightliner
90004 / 90006 / 90007
All are currently undergoing exam/maintenance work at Crewe Basford Hall
GB Railfreight
60076
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Toton TMD
GB Railfreight
66721 / 66730 / 66773
All have now completed their exam/maintenance at Doncaster Roberts Road and have returned to service
GB Railfreight
66724
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Eastleigh Yard and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66758
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Eastleigh Yard
GB Railfreight
66759
Undergoing exam/maintenance work at Doncaster Roberts Road
GB Railfreight
66777
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Bescot TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
66785
Completed it's exam/maintenance work at Peterborough (GBRf) TMD and has returned to service
GB Railfreight
73201
Undergoing exam/maintenance at St. Leonard's Depot
GB Railfreight
92028
Undergoing exam/maintenance at Wembley TMD
Greater Anglia
317708 / 317710 / 317729 / 317732
These units have today transferred from Ilford EMUD to Harwich Parkeston Sidings for a period in warm store
Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway / Transport for Wales
143606
Having been officially withdrawn from service on the national network just days ago, this unit has now transferred to the Llanelli & Mynydd Mawr Railway and into a new life of preservation
TransPennine Express
68026
Has transferred to Telford International Railfreight Park for storage
Transport for Wales
All TfW Class 143's
All of the remaining active Pacer units in the TfW fleet have ceased passenger duties and been stood down and stored. It is is believed that all units have a new home but the future will tell